CVE-2008-5945 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the admf cookie to 1.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2008-5945?

CVE-2008-5945 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Nukeviet 2.0 Beta allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the admf cookie to 1. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5945?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nukevietcms Nukeviet.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5945?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5945 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2008-5945 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5945 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6438-6wxq-g85p.

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